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   make

   /meɪk/

   verb

   • 1. form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create: "my grandmother made a dress for me" Similar constructbuildassembleput togethermanufactureproducefabricatecreateformfashionmodelmouldshapeforgebring into existenceOpposite destroy
   • ▪ alter something so that it forms (something else): "buffalo's milk can be made into cheese" Similar formulatedraw upwriteframedraftformenactpasslay downestablishinstitutefoundoriginateOpposite repeal
   • ▪ compose or draw up (something written or abstract): "make a list of all the points you can think of" Similar formulateframedraw updevisemake outpreparecompilecomposeput togetherdraftwritepenproduceformulatedraw upwriteframedraftformenactpasslay downestablishinstitutefoundoriginateOpposite repeal
   • ▪ prepare (a dish, drink, or meal): "she was making lunch for Lucy and Francis" Similar prepareget readyput togetherconcoctcookdish upthrow togetherwhip upbrewinformal:mashmastinformal:fix
   • ▪ arrange bedclothes tidily on (a bed) ready for use: "after breakfast you'd have until 8.25 to make your bed"
   • ▪ arrange and light materials for (a fire).
   • ▪ complete or close (a circuit).
   • 2. cause (something) to exist or come about; bring about: "the drips had made a pool on the floor" Similar causecreategive rise toproducebring aboutgenerateengenderoccasioneffectset upestablishinstitutefounddeveloporiginateframeliterary:beget
   • ▪ cause to become or seem: "decorative features make brickwork more interesting"
   • ▪ carry out, perform, or produce (a specified action or sound): "anyone can make a mistake" Similar causecreategive rise toproducebring aboutgenerateengenderoccasioneffectset upestablishinstitutefounddeveloporiginateframeliterary:begetperformexecutegivedoaccomplishachievebring offcarry outeffectpractiseengage incommitactprosecuteperpetratecommitbe responsible forbe guilty ofbe to blame forblundererrtrip upput a foot wrongnodmiscalculateinformal:slip upbloopmake a boo-booblow itfoul upgoof (up)boobdrop a clangerscrew updrop the balluttergivedelivergive voice toenunciaterecitepronounce
   • ▪ (in soccer) enable a teammate to score (a goal) by one's play.
   • ▪ communicate or express (an idea, request, or requirement): "there are two more points to make" Similar uttergivedelivergive voice toenunciaterecitepronounce
   • ▪ enter into a contract of (marriage): archaic "as many sailors do, he made a foolish marriage"
   • ▪ appoint or designate (someone) to a position: "he was made a fellow of the Royal Institute" Similar appointdesignatenamenominateselectelectvote ininstallplacepostinductinstituteinvestordainassigncast asdetaildraftengagehireemployrecruitretainenrolenlistsign up
   • ▪ represent or cause to appear in a specified way: "the issue price makes them good value" Similar beact asserve asfunction asconstituteperform the function ofdo duty forplay the part ofrepresentembodyform
   • ▪ cause to be successful: "the work which made Wordsworth's reputation"
   • 3. compel (someone) to do something: "she bought me a brandy and made me drink it" Similar forcecompelcoercepressdrivepressurepressurizeobligerequirehave someone do somethingprevail ondragoonbludgeonstrong-armimpelconstrainurgewillsteamrollerbrowbeatintimidateuse strong-arm tactics onbullyhectorblackmailinformal:railroadbulldozeput the heat onput the screws onturn/tighten the screw/screws on
   • 4. constitute; amount to: "they made an unusual duo" Similar beact asserve asfunction asconstituteperform the function ofdo duty forplay the part ofrepresentembodyform
   • ▪ be suitable for or likely to develop into: "this fern makes a good houseplant" Similar beact asserve asfunction asconstituteperform the function ofdo duty forplay the part ofrepresentembodyform
   • ▪ consider to be; estimate as: "How many are there? I make it sixteen" Similar computecalculatework outestimatecount updeterminegaugereckonput a figure ongive a figure toforecastpredict
   • ▪ agree or decide on (a specified arrangement): "let's make it 7.30" Similar reachcome tosettle ondetermine onconcludeestablishseal
   • 5. gain or earn (money or profit): "he'd made a lot of money out of hardware" Similar acquireobtaingaingetrealizesecurewinearngrossfetchbring intake (in)take homepocketnetclearOpposite lose
   • ▪ score (a specified number of runs): "he made a century"
   • 6. manage to arrive at (a place) within a specified time or catch (a train or other form of transport): "we've got a lot to do if you're going to make the shuttle" Similar catchgetarrive/be in time forarrive atreachget toOpposite miss
   • ▪ become successful: "he waited confidently for his band to make it"
   • ▪ succeed in reaching safety or in surviving: "the pilot didn't make it—his neck's broken"
   • ▪ achieve a place in: "Australia should make the final" Similar gain a place inget intogain access toenterachieveattain
   • ▪ achieve the rank of: "he wasn't going to make captain"
   • 7. prepare to go in a particular direction: "he struggled to his feet and made towards the car"
   • ▪ act as if one is about to perform an action: "she made as if to leave the room"
   • 8. induce (someone) to have sex with one: informal North American "he had been trying to make Cynthia for two years now"
   • 9. (in bridge, whist, etc.) win (a trick).
   • ▪ win a trick with (a card).
   • ▪ win the number of tricks that fulfils (a contract).
   • ▪ shuffle (cards) for dealing.
   • 10. (of the tide) begin to flow or ebb.

   noun

   • 1. the manufacturer or trade name of a product: "the make, model, and year of his car" Similar brandmarquemodelmarksorttypekindvarietystylelabel
   • ▪ the structure or composition of something.
   • 2. the making of electrical contact.

   Word Origin Old Englishmacian, of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘fitting’; related to match1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. makeable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What is the meaning of make?

   • 1. to bring into being by shaping, changing, or combining materials, ideas, etc; form or fashion; create: to make a chair from bits of wood; make a poem. 2. to draw up, establish, or form: to make a decision; make one's will. 3. to cause to exist, bring about, or produce: don't make a noise. 4. to cause, compel, or induce: please make him go away.

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   What does make mean in a sentence?

   • Make can also mean to cause something to occur. If a person makes something happen, they might not have directly done the work but they are the reason that it happened. For example, you might make someone smile by giving them a gift. While the gift may be the true source of joy, you are the person who caused them to smile by giving it to them.

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   Is make a verb or a noun?

   • Make has many other senses as a verb and a noun. The word make is used in a huge amount of idioms, as well. If you make something, you are building it or bringing it into existence. It is possible to make both physical things (breakfast, a snowman, etc.) and nonphysical things (a deal, a promise, etc.).

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   What is a make of a product?

   • The make of a product is the name of the company that made it. ...a certain make of watch. carry out You can use make to show that a person does or says something. He made a phone call. create If you make something, you put it together or build it from other things. She makes all her own clothes.

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   Make is a more general word and is more often used for physical things: you would usually make a table/ dress/ cake but create jobs/ wealth. You can use create for something physical in order to emphasize how original or unusual the object is: Try this new dish, created by our head chef. develop (used especially in business contexts) to think of and produce a new product:

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   make. ( meɪk) vb ( mainly tr) , makes, makingormade. 1. to bring into being by shaping, changing, or combining materials, ideas, etc; form or fashion; create: to make a chair from bits of wood; make a poem. 2. to draw up, establish, or form: to make a decision; make one's will.